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Kaneda (film)
Kaneda is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hiroshi Kaneda (born 1953), astronomer * Masaichi Kaneda (1933–2019), baseball player * Sekiryo Kaneda (died 1949), president of Nintendo * Mario Kaneda (born 1976), creator of ''Girls Bravo'' * Tomoko Kaneda (born 1973), voice actress, J-pop singer and radio personality Fictional characters * Captain Kaneda, a character in the film ''Sunshine'' * Shotaro Kaneda (''Akira''), a character in the manga series ''Akira'' * Shotaro Kaneda, a character in the manga series ''Tetsujin 28-go'' See also *Canada (other) *Kanada (other) *Kanata (other) *Kannada (other) Kannada may refer to: * Kannada language, one of the major Dravidian languages of India ** Kannada dialects * Kannada cinema * Kannada people, the native speakers of Kannada * Kannada (Unicode block) * Kannada Wikipedia * Kannada grammar * Kannad ... {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kaneda
is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets from Sapporo, in the northernmost prefecture of Japan. Kaneda ranks among the world's most prolific individual discoverers of minor planets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the co-discovery of 705 numbered minor planets, between 1987 and 2000, all of them in collaboration with astronomer Seiji Ueda. Along with being an astronomer, Kaneda works as a computer programmer and is a developer of astronomical software. The main-belt asteroid 4677 Hiroshi, discovered by Atsushi Takahashi and Kazurō Watanabe at Kitami in 1990, is named after him. List of discovered minor planets His many minor planet discoveries include (5646) 1990 TR, a near-Earth object of the Amor group, , an asteroid from the main-belt, (5407) 1992 AX, a Mars-crossing asteroid, (7352) 1994 CO, a Jupiter trojan, as well as the three named main-belt asteroids 4672 Takuboku, 5176 Yoichi and 6235 Burney (the latter was not named by him). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaichi Kaneda
was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher of Zainichi Korean origin, one of the best-known pitchers in Japanese baseball history, and is the only Japanese pitcher to have won 400 games. He was inducted in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. Nicknamed "The Emperor" because he was the most dominant pitcher in Japan during his prime, Kaneda holds numerous Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) career records. He won 400 games despite being on an extremely weak team, the Kokutetsu Swallows, for most of his career. About 90% of his 400 career wins came with the Swallows. Kaneda batted and threw left-handed. Career Kaneda was born, in Heiwa, Aichi Prefecture, to Korean parents. He quit high school in 1950, and joined the Kokutetsu Swallows (current Tokyo Yakult Swallows) in the middle of 1950. The Swallows were a very weak team at that point in Japanese baseball. Kaneda quickly became recognized as the best pitcher in Japan for his fastball and trademark drop curve. Kaneda als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekiryo Kaneda
, also known as , was the second president of what is now Nintendo Co., Ltd., from 1929 to 1949. He married the daughter of Fusajiro Yamauchi, Tei Yamauchi, and took the Yamauchi surname. Kaneda retired in 1949 after suffering a stroke, leaving Nintendo to be run by his grandson, Hiroshi Yamauchi. Career Kaneda married Fusajiro Yamauchi's daughter, Tei, and based on Japanese adult adoption rules, he took the Yamauchi surname on the same day in order to inherit Nintendo. Fusajiro Yamauchi retired in 1929, making Kaneda Nintendo's second president. When Kaneda took over Nintendo, he was in charge of Japan's largest card maker. In 1933, he established a joint venture company, and renamed it Yamauchi Nintendo and Co. The same year, Kaneda built a new headquarters building. In 1947, he established a distribution company, Marufuku Company Limited, that would carry Western-style playing cards. During his tenure, Kaneda strove to make the company more driven and efficientintroducing an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Bravo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mario Kaneda and serialized from 2000 to 2005 in '' Shōnen Ace'' by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a high school boy who is allergic to girls who is transported to a mysterious world with a mostly female population; when he returns, one of the girls from that world becomes his housemate. The anime adaptation of ''Girls Bravo'', directed by Ei Aoki and animated by AIC Spirits, aired in Japan from 2004 to 2005. There are 24 episodes total. The anime series was released in English by Geneon, and the manga was released in English by Tokyopop. A visual novel was also released for the PlayStation 2. In July 2010, Funimation Entertainment released a statement on their Twitter feed confirming that they have licensed ''Girls Bravo''. Plot Yukinari Sasaki is an average high school student who is frequently ridiculed by girls to the point that he developed an allergic reaction to them. As a result, he breaks out in hives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Kaneda
is a Japanese voice actress and radio personality born in Yokohama, Japan. She had worked at Aoni Production for 11 years and had worked freelance since April 2011 and it was announced that she transferred to Across Entertainment in August 2011. She graduated from Department of Architecture, Kanto Gakuin University. She is a member of the voice acting unit Drops, which included fellow voice actresses Mariko Kouda, Akemi Kanda, Ai Nonaka and Ryoko Shiraishi and of the voice acting unit SD-Children along with Miyu Matsuki. Her casting is usually that of a young child, due to her high-pitched voice. It has been reported that her voice is capable of producing sounds at a frequency beyond that of human hearing. She says in her blog's introduction, "My voice hardly changes even if I breathe in the helium gas." Her height was 146 cm (4.79 ft), when she was 29 years old. However, when she became 37 years old, her height was 150 cm(4.92 ft). On November 21, 2013 she announced h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine (2007 Film)
''Sunshine'' is a 2007 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. Taking place in the year 2057, the story follows a group of astronauts on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun. The ensemble cast features Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Chipo Chung, and Mark Strong. The director cast a group of international actors for the film, and had the actors live together and learn about topics related to their roles, as a form of method acting. The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Moving Picture Company, DNA Films, UK Film Council, and Ingenious Film Partners. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, while the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment division released the film in the video rental market. ''Sunshine'' explores physics, science and religion.Danny Boyle (Director). (2007). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotaro Kaneda (Akira)
is a Japanese cyberpunk post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was serialized biweekly in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Magazine'' from December 20, 1982, to June 25, 1990, with its 120 chapters collected into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was initially published in the United States by Marvel Comics under its Epic imprint, becoming one of the first manga works to be translated in its entirety into English. It is currently published by Kodansha Comics in North America. Considered a watershed title for the medium, the manga is also famous for spawning the seminal 1988 cyberpunk anime film adaptation of the same name and the greater franchise. Set in a post-apocalyptic and futuristic "Neo-Tokyo", more than two decades after a mysterious explosion destroyed the city, the story centers on teenage biker gang leader Shotaro Kaneda, militant revolutionary Kei, a trio of espers, and Neo-Tokyo military leader Colonel Shikishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsujin 28-go
, known as simply ''Tetsujin 28'' in international releases, is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created ''Giant Robo''. The series centers on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controls a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father. The manga was later adapted into four anime television series, a Japanese television drama and two films, one live action and one animated. Released in 1963, the first series was among the first Japanese anime series to feature a giant robot. It was later released in the United States as ''Gigantor''. A live-action movie with heavy use of CGI was produced in Japan in 2005. The series is credited with featuring the first humanoid giant robot controlled externally via remote control by an operator. Plot In the final phase of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Army were developing a gigantic robot "Tetsujin 28-go" as the secret weapon to fight against the Allies. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada (other)
Canada is a country in North America. Canada may also refer to: Buildings and structures *Canada Dock, Liverpool, a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool *Canada House, the Canadian High Commission in London * Canada House (Berlin), a diplomatic and office building in Berlin, primary home of the embassy of Canada to Germany * Canada House, Manchester, an office building and former packing warehouse in Manchester, England * Canada House, Sheffield, an office building in Sheffield, England *Canada Square, a square on Canary Wharf, Docklands, London *Canada Square (Toronto), three interconnected office buildings located in Toronto *Canada Water, an area in south-east London around the former Canada Dock of the Surrey Commercial Docks *Canada or Kanada warehouses, Auschwitz, storage facilities in Auschwitz for looted property * Observatorio de La Cañada, a private observatory in Spain Music * Canada (band), an American indie folk-pop band *''Canada'' (album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanada (other)
Kanada may refer to: *Kanada (philosopher), the Hindu sage who founded the philosophy of Vaisheshika *Kanada (family of ragas), a group of ragas in Hindustani music *Kanada (surname) *Kanada Station, train station in Fukuoka, Japan *Kannada, one of the major Dravidian languages of India *Kannada people *Canada, a country in North America (as it is spelled in many languages) *Kanada warehouses, Auschwitz, storage facilities in Auschwitz for looted property See also *Canada (other) *Kannada (other) *Kaneda Kaneda is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hiroshi Kaneda (born 1953), astronomer * Masaichi Kaneda (1933–2019), baseball player * Sekiryo Kaneda (died 1949), president of Nintendo * Mario Kaneda (born 1976), creator ..., a Japanese surname * Kanata (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanata (other)
Kanata is an indigenous Canadian word in the Iroquoian language meaning "village" or "settlement". It is the origin of the name of Canada. Kanata may also refer to: * Kanata, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada * Kanata Aikawa (born 2004), Japanese voice actress * Kanata Hongō (born 1990), Japanese actor * Kanata Irei (born 1982), a Japanese actor * Kanata Okajima (born 1984), Japanese songwriter * Kanata Izumi, a character from the anime/manga series ''Lucky Star'' * Kanata Konoe, a character from the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club * 52500 Kanata, an asteroid * Maz Kanata, a former space pirate in the sequel era of the ''Star Wars'' universe See also * Canada (other) Canada is a country in North America. Canada may also refer to: Buildings and structures *Canada Dock, Liverpool, a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool *Canada House, the Canadian High Commission in London * Canada House ... {{Disambig Japanese unisex given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada (other)
Kannada may refer to: * Kannada language, one of the major Dravidian languages of India ** Kannada dialects * Kannada cinema * Kannada people, the native speakers of Kannada * Kannada (Unicode block) * Kannada Wikipedia * Kannada grammar * Kannada literature * Kannada poetry * Kannada script * Kannada alphabet * Karnataka * Kannada University See also * Canada (other) * Kanada (other) * Kaneda Kaneda is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hiroshi Kaneda (born 1953), astronomer * Masaichi Kaneda (1933–2019), baseball player * Sekiryo Kaneda (died 1949), president of Nintendo * Mario Kaneda (born 1976), crea ..., a Japanese surname {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
